Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Gontmakher, Yevgeny

“There is no difference of opinion between the Russian president and prime minister. Medvedev has now been in charge of the country for 18 months and we have seen no attempts on his part to remove his predecessor from power. It’s understandable that Premier Putin bears a heavy responsibility for the past – the persecution of Khodorkovsky, the clampdown on the press, the destruction of civil society and an inadequate foreign policy. However, we lack anyone else who is capable in some way of influencing the situation”

Yevgeny Gontmakher, Board member, Institute for Contemporary Development, Osobaya bukva, August 26, 2009